A newborn is in respiratory distress and requires ventilation.Tests reveal that he does not produce surfactant due to the absence of:
A) Mucus-producing cells
B) Type II alveolar cells
C) Alveolar macrophages
D) Goblet cells

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Surfactant is produced by the type II alveolar cells.
Surfactant is produced by the type II alveolar cells,not mucus-producing cells.
Surfactant is produced by the type II alveolar cells,not alveolar macrophages.
Surfactant is produced by the type II alveolar cells,not goblet cells.

A Newborn Is in Respiratory Distress and Requires Ventilation